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BETWEEN •
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
AND
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
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THIS AGREEMENT hereby entered into this /5 day of _ . ( , 20/ , by and between the
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION of the State f Georgia, y and through its Director acting as its agent,
hereinafter referred to as "COMMISSION ", and ic c 4 4... -s 4. COUNTY, under the provisions of the
"Forest Fire Protection Act", approved February 23, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 937), as amended, particularly by an
Act approved February 7, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 101), and Act approved March 3, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 309)
and House Bill No. 1055 enacted by the 2010 session of the General Assembly of Georgia approved by the
Governor.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, COUNTY has petitioned COMMISSION for financial and technical aid in
establishing and maintaining a forestry program,
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual benefits and advantages to be derived from
such a cooperative agreement, and in cooperation with and supplemental to the COMMISSION and its forestry
program, the sufficiency of which is hereby knowledged, the parties hereto agree:
1. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREE:
a. That COMMISSION may exercise direct supervision over such forestry program;
b. To deposit with COMMISSION to be spent as herein provided, a sum in dollars equal to the
number of commercial private forest acres embraced and comprised within said County (the number of forest
acres in each County to be based upon the most recent United States Forest Service forest survey for
Georgia), multiplied by ten cents (.10), as the County's share of the cooperative cost of the forestry program for
the fiscal year, said amount to be paid in advance as follows (indicate one):
monthly quarterly semi- annually annually 1/
and said payment to be made by the tenth day of the period covered as above indicated;
c. That Unit Forestry personnel shall be employed and dismissed by the COMMISSION as it may
deem advisable;
d. To cooperate with COMMISSION in general educational work;
e. That the District Manager shall be responsible directly to the COMMISSION for all activities
within the organization;
f. That any additional monies that may be needed by a County for extra service above that
granted for
g basic service to similar areas and like conditions will be provided by said County without obligation
from the State; and
2. THE COMMISSION AGREES:
a. To keep necessary records, etc., so that an examination of the forestry program can be made at
any time;
b. To operate the forestry program as effectively and efficiently as possible within the confines of
the budget; and
c. To do general forestry educational work within the area covered by this agreement.
3. THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE:
a. That the COMMISSION is hereby designated as the owner of all property, improvements and
equipment purchased under this cooperative agreement, and should this agreement be terminated, as
hereinafter provided, by either or both of the parties hereto, title to all improvement and equipment so
purchased shall rest with the COMMISSION;
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• d. That this agreement shall be subject to all provisions and conditions which may be made in the
future by law, and no vested rights shall be acquired by any party hereto as against any such change made by
law.
THIS AGREEMENT becomes binding on the date it is signed by both parties hereto and shall continue
in force and effect until terminated by either or both parties upon sixty (60) days written notice by one to the
other.
THE PROVISIONS contained within this agreement shall not be implemented until July 1, 2010, being
the date upon which H. B. No. 1055, enacted by the 2010 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia and
approved by the Governor on May 12, 2010 becomes effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed on the date
written opposite each signature.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
PQ.A0'l0Nd COUNTY, GEORGIA
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DATE Oat / be AIRMAN
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION,
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DATE DIRECTOR